Hochschulwettbewerb 2013

Debating the future of the human being

Do you like vanilla ice cream? Would you like to try the new synthetic-biology vanilla made with yeast, or does that sound too gross? Do you think it’s any different from everyday processes used in the manufacturing of cheese made with bacterial rennet or synthetic insulin?

These are the sorts of questions hundreds of European high school students are asking themselves at local student parliaments...